Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-05
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
Azusa, AlOsta. Centre, Covins
aud u ladsfOne Celebration.


op, yesterday at the beautiful oak grove
ON the borders of Azusa and Gladstone,
ou the line Of the California Central Rs
yht way. The day, like all the summer da,
the in that most delectable region was pei
ity feet. The heat was gentle, like Il
SUI sleep of child, and cold was unknow,
while soft bretz kissed the fiove,
p. "A bore their fragrance far and wide
@ood people OF the progressive set
The. g OF Azusa. Alosta, Centro, Co
tlen9sa. Gladstone seemed seized with
4 vinaA ssfyd husiasm to have Joint cell
A conrsoI etS spendence Day, and rich
bratiox { { IHA dmirably did they carr
gsnerossl gen ns1Tia.,. aaGs desires:
out their y. 0ie, 'ion AZ earn. "ss consisting
| ls9y yeb;ci:s, J occupied 81 ' Sv%s' csrs J
aud childrsns under the Esllans I'd
Grand Mass-. val ID. w. Hammc-
formerly Of Il 'dianapolis, assisted By
John II. Mesba e, r.. d. Walker and
Marvia Miller IN aids, guided the long
drawn and beaatsA III procession through
the fine orchards vineyards and rich
fields of that chara ing region to the
ample greenwoodsifA lie by the side OF .
swift crystal strganp where the ora
torical, musical aadi = astronomical ex-
ercises took place.
Mr.. M. Bsidridge wnsTl l resident of the
Day, and after the meaYbee sot the great
procession had located theA selves in the
lovely grove and the people, rom all the
country round about and Va Itors from
che trains had disp csed themselves
around the stand, the Marta al called
the meeting to order and announ ced Mr..
Bsldridge as President of the il rge as
sembly.
! The first exercise" on TIE prog anime
was music by the EI Mon te' Brass Sand,
followed by prayer by Rev. Mr. ILL
ington. The choir then sang with m 'ch
spirit 'The Red. White and Sitle. al er
which Rev. Mr.. Smith read the Decfsz y
tion of Independence. The bsno' -plsFes!
a national air after which Mr.. Ba dridEA
read Q patriotic poem of fawrs ,chings
and prophetic chara,ter. The sbo ir fol.
lowed with ''The Star Spangled Bsa ner,
when President Baldriege introdscal th~
Orator of the Day,
HI < OSBORNE OF s1os sANGErxs.
Mr.. Osborne was fu,l of inspirs tion at
the beautiful scene immediately around
him, and the great rich landscape of
green and gold that stretched away to
the beautiful hills in thes far south, and
to the rugged and msjesic Sierra Madfe
on the north that found expression in an
excellent, patriotic GRAFTON which WIS
received with great satisfaction by the
audience. In his peroration he made
most happy extract from Jsffsrson's in
augural address that thrilled all patriotic
admirers OF that great statesman.
After the Grafton the choir sang tho
''Star Spangled Banner in 40 excelleaks /.
manner, and regiment CT handsome
ladies spread before the large audience
one of the finest rural Fourth of July
dinDers ever Sc, ON such On occasion.
The assortment was indescribebly ample
and the quality aud quantity all that
could be desired. The ladies determined
to excel all other bsnquets and ended by
excelling all others and Themselves. The
HERALD representative is indebted to
Col. IL. H. Royce and brother for de-
lightful drive over the beautiful lands of
Alusta. Glendora and Gladstone. The
were loaded with ripe fruit,
blushing under the gaze of the san and
all around was peace and plenty. The
Colonel has set up his household deities
under an ancient oak that was probably
coeval with Christopher Columbus.
After the sumptuous dinner tossts and
responses we're the srder OF the day till
the train for tie city called the newspa-
per guild to the city of Angels, where
they arrived full OF pleasant recollec-
tions of festal day indeed.
ATFTHE CAHUEYGA.
At Durfee's Monte Vista farm, in the
Cahuenga valley, the day was celebrated
in very handsome manner by the resi-
dents in that vicinity. The exercises
were held in large open tent and under
a grove of shady trees q magnificent
lunch was spread, at which all were in
vited to partake. Judge lowering was
the president of the day, and F. p.
Kelley, the genial and popular clerk Of
Judge O'Melvenys court. gave the ora
tion. In An eloquent speech lasting
over forty.f minutes Mr. Kelly re-
hearsed the subject of patriotism and
the freedom and liberty of the citizens
of the United States. He commented
upon a paragraph which had originally
bsen inserted in the Declaration of In
DEPENDENCE but was stricken out for
fear of offending the citizens of the
Southern States. 1t was an indictment
against George III. of England for incit-
ing the colored races in Am. rica to rise
up against the white people of the New
World, but rs at that time slavery form
ed potent factor in the existing Amer
lean element, it was thought that it
would have been detrimental to the
good feeling between the North and the
M nulxy oo1
The speaker also recited at length q
vision which occurred to Washington
while in camp at Valley Forge. The
facts were confided by Washington to
an officer of his staff, who noted them
carefully in his diary, where they were
found in Philadelphia some years ago.
1t appears that Washington after retiring
to rest fell into trance, and during that
period OF transition he saw the panor-
anna of American history spread out
before him. Not only the past but
the future was revealed and he
saw mighty country thickly
settled with prosperous hamlets, and
stately editices and the other evidences
of the presence OF mighty nation. And
then dark crowd crept over the scene
and in mist of bloody rain he saw
brother meeting brother in bitter conflict
and all the desolation and ruin which
evidenced the terrors of civil war.
Then the clouds passed away and
golden sunshine once more shed its
halo around, and with fresh impetus.
arts and sciences gave mighty leap
and people who We'd with any of the
cultured natl ons that the earth has ever
produced extended over the wide do
main Tapped on one side by the blue
waters OF the Atlantic and on the other
by the mighty pillows of the Pacific
Ocean.
After Mr.. Kelly's speech was con-
cluded Edmund Edwards, of Los
Angeles, recited in very inspiriting